132 - Vasavi Kumar: Finding Your Voice & Reclaiming Your Truth

What happens when you stop outsourcing your worth and finally learn to trust your own voice? In this deeply honest conversation, Sarah sits down with voice trainer, author, and podcast host Vasavi Kumar to explore the transformative power of speaking your truth. Together they unpack the hidden cost of suffering in silence, emotional perfectionism, people-pleasing, conflict avoidance, grief, recovery, and the journey back to self-trust. Vasavi shares her personal story—from childhood bullying and addiction to recovery, relationships, loss, and ultimately finding the freedom that comes from radical self-honesty. She offers practical tools for moving through rumination, regulating emotions, navigating conflict, and accessing what she calls the "Feeling, Friend, and Sage" voices within. This conversation is an invitation to stop abandoning yourself, start listening to your inner wisdom, and discover the clarity that emerges when you finally say it out loud. In This Episode, We Discuss: Why suffering in silence keeps us disconnected from ourselves The difference between rumination and healthy processing How speaking out loud can help regulate emotions Emotional perfectionism and conflict avoidance Learning to identify and interrupt old patterns The connection between voice, nervous system regulation, and self-trust Healing people-pleasing and validation-seeking behaviors Grief, identity shifts, and reclaiming personal power The "Feeling, Friend, and Sage" framework for self-awareness Why clarity grows when we stop emotionally babysitting others About the Guest Vasavi Kumar is a Voice Trainer, Therapist, and Founder of The Out Loud School — a training ground helping entrepreneurs sell, speak, and show up on camera without shrinking. She is also the author of Say It Out Loud and a former TV host with 16 years of entrepreneurship behind her. Her work sits at the intersection of identity, voice, and revenue. Clients come to Vasavi when they're done being the best-kept secret in their industry, and leave knowing exactly how to say it out loud. Resource: Stop Watering Yourself Down On Camera: https://www.vasavikumar.com/training Connect with Sarah Follow Sarah on Instagram @sarahtacyt Learn more about Sarah's work Join Sarah's email list If this episode resonated and you're wanting deeper support, come join us inside Juice — Sarah's monthly membership where we practice this work together in real time. This is a space to build capacity, stay connected, and integrate what you're learning—week by week. Connect with Vasavi Learn more about Vasavi Resource: Stop Watering Yourself Down On Camera